Breeding drought-tolerant maize hybrids for the US corn-belt: discovery to product
Germplasm, genetics, phenotyping, and selection, combined with a clear definition of
product targets, are the foundation of successful hybrid maize breeding. Breeding maize …
product targets, are the foundation of successful hybrid maize breeding. Breeding maize …
Heritability in plant breeding on a genotype-difference basis
In plant breeding, heritability is often calculated (i) as a measure of precision of trials and/or
(ii) to compute the response to selection. It is usually estimated on an entry-mean basis …
(ii) to compute the response to selection. It is usually estimated on an entry-mean basis …
[HTML][HTML] Large-scale genomic and transcriptomic analyses elucidate the genetic basis of high meat yield in chickens
Introduction Investigating the genetic markers and genomic signatures related to chicken
meat production by combing multi-omics methods could provide new insights into modern …
meat production by combing multi-omics methods could provide new insights into modern …
A multi-trait, meta-analysis for detecting pleiotropic polymorphisms for stature, fatness and reproduction in beef cattle
Polymorphisms that affect complex traits or quantitative trait loci (QTL) often affect multiple
traits. We describe two novel methods (1) for finding single nucleotide polymorphisms …
traits. We describe two novel methods (1) for finding single nucleotide polymorphisms …
Using the genomic relationship matrix to predict the accuracy of genomic selection
ME Goddard, BJ Hayes… - Journal of animal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Estimated breeding values (EBVs) using data from genetic markers can be predicted using a
genomic relationship matrix, derived from animal's genotypes, and best linear unbiased …
genomic relationship matrix, derived from animal's genotypes, and best linear unbiased …
Comparison of eleven methods for genomic DNA extraction suitable for large-scale whole-genome genotyping and long-term DNA banking using blood samples
Over the recent years, next generation sequencing and microarray technologies have
revolutionized scientific research with their applications to high-throughput analysis of …
revolutionized scientific research with their applications to high-throughput analysis of …
Leveraging biological insight and environmental variation to improve phenotypic prediction: Integrating crop growth models (CGM) with whole genome prediction …
A successful strategy for prediction of crop yield that accounts for the effects of genotype,
environment and their interactions with management will create many opportunities for …
environment and their interactions with management will create many opportunities for …
Heritability estimates of methane emissions from sheep
CS Pinares-Patiño, SM Hickey, EA Young, KG Dodds… - animal, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the genetic parameters of methane (CH 4)
emissions and their genetic correlations with key production traits. The trial measured the …
emissions and their genetic correlations with key production traits. The trial measured the …
Genomic prediction of gene bank wheat landraces
This study examines genomic prediction within 8416 Mexican landrace accessions and
2403 Iranian landrace accessions stored in gene banks. The Mexican and Iranian …
2403 Iranian landrace accessions stored in gene banks. The Mexican and Iranian …
An overview of current software procedures for fitting linear mixed models
BT West, AT Galecki - The American Statistician, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
At present, there are many software procedures available that enable statisticians to fit linear
mixed models (LMMs) to continuous dependent variables in clustered or longitudinal …
mixed models (LMMs) to continuous dependent variables in clustered or longitudinal …